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Marquee Rams-Titans matchup has turned into war of attrition
Last May, on the day the NFL released its schedule, the game involving the Rams and the Tennessee Titans looked like a classic matchup.Could star defensive lineman Aaron Donald and the Rams’ front stop Titans running back Derrick Henry, the…
Gauff-Stephens U.S. Open Matchup Another Sign of the Williams Legacy
When Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff face off on Wednesday night at the U.S. Open, their drawing power as young Black women in Arthur Ashe Stadium will be just the latest showcase of the legacy of the sisters Venus and Serena…
Former Liga MX all-star Mike Sorber ready to help boost MLS in historic matchup
The memories of Mike Sorber’s first professional all-star game are hazy more than 25 years later.It was in Mexico City, in Azteca Stadium, he knows. And Sorber, then a 24-year-old midfielder playing for UNAM in Mexico’s Liga MX, was chosen…
Tennis couple Divij Sharan-Samantha Murray enjoy their Wimbledon match-up
Mumbai: At the previous Wimbledon in 2019, Divij Sharan and Samantha Murray considered signing up in the alternates list for mixed doubles. Sharan though earned a direct entry into the draw alongside China’s Duan Yingying, leaving him with…
Diamondbacks, streaking Smith set for matchup with Brewers
Arizona Diamondbacks (20-37, fifth in the NL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (29-26, third in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Jon Duplantier (0-0, 7.71 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, 5 strikeouts) Brewers:…
Mountain Mike and the Utah Jazz ready for a first-round matchup with Memphis | Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz finally know their opponent.
The No. 1-seeded Jazz will face the No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs, beginning Sunday evening in Salt Lake City.
Here’s what you need to know:
Rested vs.…
The N.B.A. vs. the Coronavirus May Be the Toughest Playoff Matchup
The N.B.A. planned for each of its 30 teams to play 72 games across 145 days this season, its 75th. Despite a rash of postponements and injuries to big-name stars, all 1,080 games were played in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.No one…
Column: What fun! Lakers-Clippers first-round playoff matchup is a distinct possibility
Two super teams, one big question that might be answered soon:Who would win a playoff series between the Lakers and the Clippers?From those frantic days in summer 2019 when the Lakers acquired Anthony Davis to form a dynamic duo with LeBron…
San Pedro to play Garfield in last-minute football matchup
For a football season that’s had many ups and downs, it only seems appropriate that San Pedro has found a last-minute replacement for Carson for tonight’s season finale at home. It will be Garfield and coach Lorenzo Hernandez, who received…